I have been learning to cook since I was young. However, I didn't start learning meal preparations until I had a husband to cook for. My Favourite things to cook are desserts and chicken. I love baked goods. And I love chicken because it's so versatile. My Favourite family cooking tradition would be Sunday Roast. I love making a Sunday roast with potatoes and gravy because it's so homely. I guess I don't really have any triumphs. I have many cooking tragedies. I guess the worst was when I was trying to cook a meal for the first time. I was following the directions on a pre-packaged rice mix. I followed them a little too well however, and when it said to let sit for 10 minutes, I did just so. Unfortunately, I should have known it meant let sit off the burner. Needless to say the rice burnt to the bottom of the pot so badly I had to throw it out. I am still not allowed to live that day down.